GL Communications Inc.
GL Communications Inc. has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry providing equipment and consulting services. GL has a comprehensive suite of testing solutions to verify network performance in various telecom networks including wireless, fiber optic and traditional land line networks.
- +1 (301) 670-4784
- (301) 670-9187
- info@gl.com
- 818 West Diamond Avenue
Third Floor
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
United States of America
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Digital And Analog Call Simulation
GL’s T1 E1/Analog Test Suite supports analysis and emulation of legacy protocols (MFCR2, E&M, SS1/SS4, SS5, Voice Call Signaling, 2-wire Call, SF Signaling (DTMF)) applicable to Federal Aviation Administration "FAA" within their National Airspace System "NAS" Ground-to-Ground Air Traffic Control Network and Voice System (NVS) to Analog Interphone.
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MC-MLPPP Analyzer And Emulator
The Point-to-point protocol (PPP) is a link layer protocol, which encapsulates other network layer protocols like IP for transmission on synchronous (like T1/E1) and asynchronous communications lines. When transmitted over T1/E1 line, PPP frames are based on HDLC frame structure. Two major features of PPP protocol are:*Authentication*Encapsulation of higher layer protocols
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Direct Access To T1 E1 DS0 On OC-3/12 STM-1/4 On LightSpeed1000™
Voice, data, and video traffic is exploding as smartphones, IP TV, video streaming, and "cloud" based services takeoff. A majority of the backbone transport for these applications continues to be SONET and SDH optical transmission networks. A dominant protocol for IP transport is PoS (Packet over SONET) and another is ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode). Both schemes are packet based, with ATM using fixed size packets of 53 bytes called "cells", and PoS using variable packet sizes closely matching to Ethernet frames.
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IP / VoIP Analysis & Simulation
GL offers high density Ethernet/IP tester variant which includes mTOP™ 1U/2U rack mount enclosures within which PacketExpert™ portable USB units are stacked to provide high density GigE ports form factor solution for testing GigE switches, routers and network conditions.
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Multi-Interface TDM, Optical, And Packet/IP Rackmount & Probe Test Platforms
mTOP™
Most equipment manufacturers and large enterprises prefer rack-based test tools as they are compact and higher density form factor solution for testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting network conditions. GL’s Multiple TDM Optical and Packet (mTOP™) rack enclosure can house any combination of USB based test equipment which are easily deployed and securely fixed to an equipment rack to provide extraordinary scalability to test switches, routers and end-to-end networks. These rack based platforms incorporates the basic test unit along with the necessary PC hardware, Windows® 10 64-bit operating system and remote accessibility via scripting and remote desktop. There are no moving parts with the unit, so reliability and longevity are integral. GL’s latest mTOP™ Probe stand-alone hardware variant is an all-in-one self-contained test instrument. The mTOP™ Probe can include any of the multiple TDM Optical and Packet interfaces USB device combined with the PC into one single box. The comprehensive mTOP™ Probe hardware unit is designed for easier portability and convenient for field testing which incorporates the testing features for multiple interfaces along with necessary PC hardware in a single box. GL’s USB based test equipment - PacketExpert™ (Ethernet), tProbe™ (T1/E1), USB T3/E3 (TDM), Dual UTAs (Analog/Wireless), and LightSpeed1000™ (SONET SDH) to support multiple interfaces in a compact rack space or included in a portable Probe unit.
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Testing LTE, And VoLTE
Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the so called 4th Generation (4G) mobile standard in the rapidly evolving mobile technologies. Its distinguishing feature is an all IP infrastructure and significantly greater air interface bandwidth to the mobile handset. It was developed as an enhancement to the existing 3G UMTS System (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) to provide users enhanced mobile radio and internet access.
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T3/E3, OC3/OC12, & STM1/STM4 Testing
T3 E3 Analysis software compliments the hardware and supports simultaneously monitoring up to 12 x T3 E3 lines (2x Rack units) for all alarms, frame errors, signalling and data. If one adds the Channelized T1 Analyzer software to the system, then the T1s within the T3s can also be analysed in software, 12 x T3 E3 lines (=12*28 T1s) constituting 336 full duplex T1s, or 672 simplex T1s monitored simultaneously using a single Rack unit.
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Protocol Simulation
Message automation and protocol simulation test tool that supports simulation of a variety of protocols (VoIP/IP, TDM, Analog, Wireless) all within a single framework. The application includes various test plans and test cases to support the testing of real-time entities
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GL Products Online & Interactive Demos
*NetSurveyorWeb™ is a centralized VoIP network monitoring system. A number of GL's PacketScan™ probes and/or,PacketProbes™ are deployed in remote locations across the network to passively monitor VoIP traffic. Whenever a monitored call completes, the scan/probe calculates a variety of quality metrics (MOS, loss, delay, jitter, etc) and sends the metrics to the central Oracle database for storage.**The PacketScan™ is a feature-robust Windows® based software tool that captures and monitors live IP traffic. In the VoIP world, it can monitor and measure SIP, H323, Megaco, MGCP, T.38 and video calls. In addition to quality metricsPacketScan™ also captures signaling information and sends that to the NetSurveyorWeb™ database as well.**GL's PacketProbe™ is an advanced CPE(Customer Premises Equipment) based VoIP monitoring reporting and diagnostic appliance, stemming from GL's suite of market leading voice analysis tools.
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Analog Platforms
(T1/E1/T3/E3/OC-3/OC-12/STM-1/STM-4)
Almost all T1 E1 T3 E3 Testers can be accommodated into rack-based units. Multiple rack units can be stacked together for greater scalability. Shown below is a rack based tProbe™ T1 E1 / T3 E3 Analyzer unit, and a Channelized T3 E3 Analyzer unit supporting 6 T3s (6 * 672 DS0s). Such customized rack serves the purpose of handling multiple communications lines and test complex functionalities.
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Voice Quality Solutions
Communications is dramatically changing right now, as “mobility” and “IP” technologies such as LTE, Advanced LTE, WiMax, 3G, and Broadband Internet, lead this transformation. As these technologies are rolled out, basic voice/video/data quality will ultimately determine the fate of carriers and end equipment manufacturers. Simple and effective methods of testing voice, video, and data are sorely needed - GL’s Voice, Video, and Data Quality Test Solution provides this flexibility of connecting to and between any network, any service, and any interface.
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Rack Based Test Solutions
Most equipment manufacturers and large enterprises prefer rack-based test tools as they are compact and higher density form factor solution for testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting network conditions. GL’s Multiple TDM Optical and Packet (mTOP™) rack enclosure can house any combination of USB based test equipment which are easily deployed and securely fixed to an equipment rack to provide extraordinary scalability to test switches, routers and end-to-end networks. These rack based platforms incorporates the basic test unit along with the necessary PC hardware, Windows® 10 64-bit operating system and remote accessibility via scripting and remote desktop. There are no moving parts with the unit, so reliability and longevity are integral. GL’s latest mTOP™ Probe stand-alone hardware variant is an all-in-one self-contained test instrument. The mTOP™ Probe can include any of the multiple TDM Optical and Packet interfaces USB device combined with the PC into one single box. The comprehensive mTOP™ Probe hardware unit is designed for easier portability and convenient for field testing which incorporates the testing features for multiple interfaces along with necessary PC hardware in a single box. GL’s USB based test equipment - PacketExpert™ (Ethernet), tProbe™ (T1/E1), USB T3/E3 (TDM), Dual UTAs (Analog/Wireless), and LightSpeed1000™ (SONET SDH) to support multiple interfaces in a compact rack space or included in a portable Probe unit.
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Protocol Analysis
GL's protocol analyzer provides monitoring a communication link in accordance with industry protocol standards by non-intrusively tapping the network under test. The simple framework of the protocol analysis software helps you easily identify the improper sequence of protocol messages, and filter out frames causing the protocol violation.
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OC-3/STM-1 And OC-12/STM-4 Analysis And Emulation Card(w/ GigE And USB 2.0)
LightSpeed1000™
Voice, data, and video traffic is exploding as smartphones, IP TV, video streaming, and "cloud" based services takeoff. A majority of the backbone transport for these applications continues to be SONET and SDH optical transmission networks. A dominant protocol for IP transport is PoS (Packet over SONET) and another is ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode). Both schemes are packet based, with ATM using fixed size packets of 53 bytes called "cells", and PoS using variable packet sizes closely matching to Ethernet frames. GL's LightSpeed1000™ hardware platform (PCIe Card and USB Pod) is capable of OC-3/12 and STM-1/4 wire-speed processing on quad optical ports for functions such as wire-speed recording and wire-speed playback of Unchannelized and Channelized ATM, PoS, and RAW Traffic.
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Wireless Protocol Analysis
GL's protocol analyzer provides monitoring a communication link in accordance with industry protocol standards by non-intrusively tapping the network under test. The simple framework of the protocol analysis software helps you easily identify the improper sequence of protocol messages, and filter out frames causing the protocol violation.
